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In brief
Swans by 67 points, in another dominant percentage-boosting win.0-0 Port's score at the 10:52 mark in the second quarter.
Heeney shows ominous form in his third game back from injury, with four goals and plenty of assists.
Parker BoG with 39 disposals.

In brief
Swans by 70 points against a young Saints side showing impressive form.
Four back-to-back wins for the Swans, the past three of which are at an average 75 point margin.
Saints well in it at half time, but are blown away with 15 second-half Swans goals to the Saints' four.
Parker and Hannebery run riot in the midfield - 70 disposals, four goals between them.
Buddy stars with six goals - three in the third term - 28 disposals (10 contested) and four tackles.

In brief
Swans by 9 points in a surging contest.
Swans notch five wins in a row.
Roos second-half push fails to overcome a spirited Callum Mills.
Injury scare to Buddy.
Elsewhere, the Hammer of Justice falls on the Hawks, who plummet from first to fourth in just one round after a loss to the Eagles, while the Swans claim their spot at the top of the AFL ladder.

In brief
"Sydney are playing witches hats".........Swans lock in minor premiership with 113-point utter demolition of the Tigers.137-14 The score at the 24:42 mark of the third quarter.
Swans notch six wins in a row, building momentum into the finals.
Season wins - 17, on par with 2014 record.
Stand-out game for Ben McGlynn with 20 disposals, 10 marks and five goals.

In brief
Sydney go down to GWS by 36 points.
Giants physical on and off the ball, miring the game in controversy.
Aliir Aliir best in defence, Hannebery dominates the midfield.
Swans out-tackled in a hard contest.
Injuries aplenty - Mills exits with a hammy, Kennedy and Tippett in early concussion scares. Tippett post-match scans reveal jaw fracture.
Stevie J later receives a one match ban for rough conduct, ruling him out of a prelim final. Mumford cleared, MRP arguing Tippett's head did not contact the ground. *See MRP notes below
Twitter is outraged, with one user, @ImogenDunlevie fixing the Swans 2012 Grand Final photo:

In brief
Sydney moves into a preliminary final with a 36-point win.
Win is overshadowed by injuries to McVeigh and Rohan.
Kennedy dominates the midfield, with 42 disposals, 10 clearances and eight marks.
Heeney sets his own claim on a future in the midfield, with 32 disposals and nine marks (two contested).
Papley-Franklin duo nets four goals apiece.
Nick Smith shuts down Eddie early, keeping the Crows superstar to just eight touches.

In brief
Sydney books their third Grand Final place in five years with a 37-point win.
Seven-goal to zip first quarter sets a finals record for the Swans, and an ominous tone for the Cats.
Heeney on fire with 28 disposals, six clearances and a goal. Papley proves himself again with three goals. Kieren Jack ferocious in the contest with 13 tackles.
Gil gets one up on Agassi and gets him to the game: Gillon McLachlan riled Andre Agassi with cutting sledge before Swans vs Geelong
RWO member janem offers the pundits a reminder of just how wrong they were in their season predictions:

Ok folks, the TLM winner, runner ups and Grand Final review will be published on Tuesday night. Some positions could still change and the winner is provisional until scores are re-checked. Until then, please take time to enjoy the review. Any errors, typos etc, please advise.

Update: I've added the Bob Skilton Medal results to each round. Thanks Meg for helping out with this.

In brief
Sydney goes down to the Dogs by 22 points.
62-year Premiership drought broken, first time a team has won from seventh.
Kennedy BoG for the Swans, with 34 disposals and three goals. Rampe and Grundy best in defence.
Swans close to within a point twicve in the final quarter, only to go down from the boot of Liam Picken.
Her Majesty reacts to the 8-20 free kick count against the Swans

A small moment to share with you from our GF day
In the week ahead of the Grand Final, I decided to make contact with our rivals, the woofers, over at Whitten Oval Online Forum to wish them well. I found them in the midst of a frantic search for tickets. The owner, BT, had rallied the forum to ensure tickets for every member who had missed out, under the banner 'leave no woofer behind'. It was quite an effort - roll calls 2-3 times a day, ticket swaps to get friends/family together. They managed to pull it off by the Wednesday - everyone active of their forum got a ticket. We met before the game to share a few beers. For us, this, and the good spirit the Doggies supporters brought to the finals series, took a bit of the edge of a pretty depressing loss. Put the Hawthorn supporters of 2014 and 2012, and to a lesser extent the Eagles supporters of 2005 and 2006 to shame.

And I guess we waited 72 years, they waited 62 years. Here are the guys from WOOF, me in the middle, BT (who runs woof) to my left.